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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre had been in this situation many times before this season, and — for the most part — it usually resulted in a loss.

That wasn’t the case Sunday afternoon.

Trailing by four runs heading into the ninth inning, the RailRiders scored five times and rallied for an improbable 6-5 victory over Pawtucket for their third straight victory at McCoy Stadium.

Like they had in the first two games of the series, the RailRiders jumped out to an early lead in the second inning.

With two outs, Francisco Arcia singled to center to bring up Taylor Dugas, who sliced a full-count triple into the right field corner to give the RailRiders a 1-0 lead.

RailRiders starting pitcher Matt Tracy retired nine of the first 10 hitters through three innings, but Pawtucket got to him in the fourth.

Two pitches after Alex Hassan led the inning off with a single, Bryce Brentz connected for his 10th home run of the season, giving Pawtucket a 2-1 lead.

Tracy got through the fifth inning unharmed, but made one big mistake in the sixth.

Garin Cecchini hit a three-run homer to right field and the Red Sox pulled ahead, 5-1.

Brayan Villarreal tried to close the game out in the ninth inning.

With one out, Dugas walked and moved up to second on Villarreal’s wild pitch. Corban Joseph then doubled home Dugas to cut the RailRiders’ deficit to three.

Carmen Angelini then worked a walk and Pawtucket called on Heath Hembree to relieve Villarreal. Hembree struck out Jose Pirela for the inning’s second out.

Rob Refsnyder, though, kept the inning going with a single to load the bases. A passed ball by catcher Ryan Lavarnway scored Joseph and moved Angelini and Refsnyder up.

Hembree’s struggles continued as he issued a walk to Zoilo Almonte to load the bases and another one to Kyle Roller to cut the lead to 5-4.

After a Pawtucket coaching visit to the mound, Zelous Wheeler hit a two-run single to left to give the RailRiders the lead.

Edgmer Escalona came out for the bottom of the inning and got the first two outs before allowing a double to Mookie Betts, bringing the winning run to the plate in Hassan.

Escalona, however, got Hassan to ground out to Angelini at shortstop to end the game and give the RailRiders a chance at a four-game sweep today.

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